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diesUndDasMitTassen 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@benni" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benni</span></a></span> simplex</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@simplex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>simplex</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whattsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whattsapp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telegram</span></a></p>
Mike Kuketz 🛡<p>Der große Messenger-Test! Finde den passenden Messenger: Unser Schnell-Check zu Sicherheit, Datenschutz und Bedienung zeigt, welche Messenger überzeugen und welche nicht. 👇</p><p><a href="https://www.kuketz-blog.de/die-grosse-messenger-uebersicht-kompakt-kritisch-direkt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuketz-blog.de/die-grosse-mess</span><span class="invisible">enger-uebersicht-kompakt-kritisch-direkt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threema</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telegram</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a></p>
Alexander Wilms 💙💛 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kuketzblog</span></a></span> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/unplugtrump03" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump03</span></a> <br>✅ <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> seit mehr als 10 Jahren, neuerdings habe ich auch <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> und teste <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Simplex</span></a> und <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Deltachat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deltachat</span></a> 😀</p>
Alexander Wilms 💙💛 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ip6li" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ip6li</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@briar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briar</span></a></span> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> zeigt doch Haltung, und würde das böse Spiel nicht mitspielen. Kann man also auch empfehlen. Besser als diverse Tech Konzerne, die Trump &amp; Co nachlaufen. <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/unplugtrump03" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump03</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threema</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a></p>
F-Droid<p>This week in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> (TWIF) is live:</p><p>- Client 1.22.0 is now suggested for all<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Element</span></a> fixes a <a href="https://floss.social/tags/CVE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CVE</span></a><br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SessionMessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SessionMessenger</span></a> enables Groups v2<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SimpleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleX</span></a> improves group management<br>- 10 new apps<br>- 110 updates</p><p>all right here <a href="https://f-droid.org/2025/03/20/twif.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/2025/03/20/twif.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
Da Linux beardude<p>I got nothing for Signal. I used my brother's phone number but the 6 digit verification number just doesn't come.. He doesn't even know what Signal app is, so I doubt he used his phone number to sign up.</p><p>Guess this isn't the day to meddle with Signal. "No Signal" I guess :(</p><p>I'mma stick with SimpleX chat. This and the email. I dunno about Matrix+Element though</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simplexchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplexchat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/torproject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torproject</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deepweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>element</span></a></p>
Da Linux beardude<p>I now have SimpleX Chat, lol. Idk I was bored so I set one up!</p><p>To anyone interested in hitting me up, spam, negative shit or just normal conversations, here's my address (note I won't be online all the time. I'm dealing with something serious right now)</p><p><a href="https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&amp;smp=smp%3A%2F%2F6iIcWT_dF2zN_w5xzZEY7HI2Prbh3ldP07YTyDexPjE%3D%40smp10.simplex.im%2FdEegjohI4O_0IZ0qgm9iWmtHhchDMf0X%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-3%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAj_XHdJoQEgSQXkbO8z3yRFVGU67kJG6He8VhLY--33U%253D%26srv%3Drb2pbttocvnbrngnwziclp2f4ckjq65kebafws6g4hy22cdaiv5dwjqd.onion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">simplex.chat/contact#/?v=2-7&amp;s</span><span class="invisible">mp=smp%3A%2F%2F6iIcWT_dF2zN_w5xzZEY7HI2Prbh3ldP07YTyDexPjE%3D%40smp10.simplex.im%2FdEegjohI4O_0IZ0qgm9iWmtHhchDMf0X%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-3%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAj_XHdJoQEgSQXkbO8z3yRFVGU67kJG6He8VhLY--33U%253D%26srv%3Drb2pbttocvnbrngnwziclp2f4ckjq65kebafws6g4hy22cdaiv5dwjqd.onion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simplexchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplexchat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/torproject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torproject</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gnu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gnu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anonymity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deepweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkweb</span></a></p>
Delta Chat<p>There is no shortage of startups and enterprises animated by, or outright proclaiming, replacing e-mail as the de-facto open internet messaging standard. VC Investors are forever fascinated by funding such endeavours. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slack</span></a> etc are examples.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/deltachat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deltachat</span></a> endorses e-mail but reconfigures and repurposes it to serve for interoperable instant messaging. The <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/chatmail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chatmail</span></a> server network relays end to end encrypted e-mail only, and servers are reduced to dumb store-and-forward relays.</p>
Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@adbenitez" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adbenitez</span></a></span> This is just not the way people typically use messengers. Everybody is used to using their phone number as an identifier for whatever messaging solution (SMS, WhatsApp, iMessage, etc.). It's a much better idea to just use a messenger with sufficient metadata protection. No Matrix, and nothing based on email then. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@simplex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>simplex</span></a></span> are probably the best solutions.</p><blockquote><p>if cops get your phone</p></blockquote><p>I hope you're using a secure phone then. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GrapheneOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrapheneOS</span></a> has stood really well against forensic companies like Cellebrite. <a href="https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/112826160880324005" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/</span><span class="invisible">112826160880324005</span></a><br>You can also use the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mollyim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mollyim</span></a></span> client for Signal to encrypt your message database, which on modern devices is also tied to the hardware keystore. <a href="https://github.com/mollyim/mollyim-android/wiki/Data-Encryption-At-Rest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mollyim/mollyim-and</span><span class="invisible">roid/wiki/Data-Encryption-At-Rest</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/signalapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signalapp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a></p>
anmey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kuketzblog</span></a></span> für den Fall dass der Aufbruch der Verschlüsselung erzwungen wird bei zentralisierten Diensten wäre eine extra Kategorie/Einschätzung interessant. Threema(nicht eu) vs dezentral.. </p><p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threema</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>briar</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imessage</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/line" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>line</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/session" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>session</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/deltachat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deltachat</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telegram</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/teleguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teleguard</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/viber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viber</span></a></p>
Mike Kuketz 🛡<p>Finde den passenden Messenger: Unser Schnell-Check zu Sicherheit, Datenschutz und Bedienung zeigt, welche Messenger überzeugen und welche nicht. 👇 </p><p><a href="https://www.kuketz-blog.de/die-grosse-messenger-uebersicht-kompakt-kritisch-direkt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuketz-blog.de/die-grosse-mess</span><span class="invisible">enger-uebersicht-kompakt-kritisch-direkt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threema</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>briar</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imessage</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/line" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>line</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/session" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>session</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/deltachat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deltachat</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telegram</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/teleguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teleguard</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/viber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viber</span></a></p>
Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@scy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scy</span></a></span> They're all pretty bad. Threema has some major issues with their encryption protocol: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Fiona@blahaj.zone/114083506772906117" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@Fiona@blahaj</span><span class="invisible">.zone/114083506772906117</span></a></p><p>Delta Chat outright lacks forward secrecy, and also doesn't use post-quantum cryptography.</p><p>XMPP and IRC are a mess, and essentially unusable for less technical users.<br>When considering or recommending a messenger, always ask yourself: Would your grandma be able to use it? If she encountered some issue, would she be able to find someone, other than you, who could fix it? That unfortunately rules out a bunch of messengers.</p><p>I think best option is to use the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mollyim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mollyim</span></a></span> client for Signal. The second best choice would be <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@simplex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>simplex</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/signalapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signalapp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/molly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>molly</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mollyim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mollyim</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a></p>
Mike Kuketz 🛡<p>Finde den passenden Messenger: Unser Schnell-Check zu Sicherheit, Datenschutz und Bedienung zeigt, welche Messenger überzeugen und welche nicht. 👇 </p><p><a href="https://www.kuketz-blog.de/die-grosse-messenger-uebersicht-kompakt-kritisch-direkt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuketz-blog.de/die-grosse-mess</span><span class="invisible">enger-uebersicht-kompakt-kritisch-direkt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/messenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>messenger</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threema</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>briar</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imessage</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/line" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>line</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/session" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>session</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/deltachat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deltachat</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telegram</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/teleguard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teleguard</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/viber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>viber</span></a></p>
F-Droid<p>This week in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> (TWIF) is live:</p><p>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> developer quits Mozilla, thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.int21.dev/@cketti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cketti</span></a></span> for all the good work<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> laws want <a href="https://floss.social/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> access in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> again<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSSGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSGIS</span></a> 2025 in March, get the app<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/onionshare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onionshare</span></a> crash fix soon<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/RiMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiMusic</span></a> might be in danger<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SimpleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleX</span></a> has group growing pains<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Termux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Termux</span></a> GUI is finally available<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> Libre reacts<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> with Remote Access<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/XScreenSaver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XScreenSaver</span></a> has nice privacy policy</p><p>Click for +218 lines of news: <a href="https://f-droid.org/2025/02/27/twif.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/2025/02/27/twif.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
anonbnb<p>If you want to find an <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/anonymous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anonymous</span></a> bnb (abnb):<br>1. Write a messages of your preferances to our <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/simpleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simpleX</span></a> team<br>- we write you back with a recommendation<br>2. If you like it, you get the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/home" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>home</span></a> owners simpleX adress <br>3. You have rented a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bnb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bnb</span></a> fully <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/anon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anon</span></a></p>
diesUndDasMitTassen 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@Ketakater" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ketakater</span></a></span> Genauso sieht das aus 👍😆</p><p>Wer noch mehr privacy will, kann auch mal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> probieren.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span></p>
flashfox<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@blaise" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blaise</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@ambiguous_yelp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ambiguous_yelp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackers.town/@thegibson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheGibson</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SimpleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleX</span></a> was audited in December 2024. Spoiler: not great</p><p><a href="https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/stable/docs/SimpleX_Design_Review_2024_Summary_Report_12_08_2024.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/simplex-chat/simple</span><span class="invisible">x-chat/blob/stable/docs/SimpleX_Design_Review_2024_Summary_Report_12_08_2024.pdf</span></a></p>
Martin Thornton<p>I know <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> has been recommended as the main alternative to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whatsapp</span></a> for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GlobalSwitchDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSwitchDay</span></a>, but given that it's centralised &amp; tied to your phone number (and also won't let you migrate your chat history between platforms), I'd recommend <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SimpleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleX</span></a> as a worthy alternative without those downsides.</p>
diesUndDasMitTassen 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/merleperle.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>merleperle.bsky.social</span></a></span> oder man schaut sich mal <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/simplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>simplex</span></a> an, am Besten z. B. auf <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graoheneos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graoheneos</span></a> oder anderen datenschutzfreundlichen mobilen Betriebssystemen</p>
adb<p>Migrar de <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> a otra plataforma centralizada no es una solución real, por eso estamos aquí en el <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Fediverso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverso</span></a> y no en <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/BlueSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueSky</span></a></p><p>Migra de <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a> a <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/DeltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaChat</span></a> y otras alternativas descentralizadas, liberate de las jaulas de una vez por todas y deja de alimentar a las incubadoras de multimillonarios/CEO</p><p><a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/ArcaneChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArcaneChat</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/SimpleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleX</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/Session" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Session</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/descentralizacion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>descentralizacion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/cifrado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cifrado</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nobigtech.es/tags/privacidad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacidad</span></a></p>